CA2031700A1 - Multi-purpose toaster - Google Patents

Abstract

ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE

A multi-purpose toaster, in particular to the heating cords and toasting room of the toaster be designed to a horizontal condition, and the top surface of the toaster drilled several griddle putting holes to accept the griddle, therefore, people can toast bread, fry egg or warm up milk in the same time to save energency and time.

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TITLE: A M~LTI-PURPOSE TOASTER

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Owing to high inflation, most people need to work harder than before in order to catch up the step of progress. This makes their li~e tight and does not have enough time for them to spend on meals. For this reason, fast food is needed by almost of people, such as breakfast,~ one or two pieces of toast, one glass of milk, a sunny side egg or a bacon and a CUp of coffee are to feed oneself.
However, in prepa.re the above breakfast, one needs to have one toas-ter and at least one griddle to prepare bacon and fry egg in sequence ~ which not only waste their time but also electric .~ : 15 energy.
The inventor, in view of this, has invented this invention which can have both toast, bacon and egg . ~
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SUM~IARY OF ~HE INVEN~ION

It is the primary object of the present in`vention to provide a multi-purpose toaster which can save energy.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a multi-purpose toaster which can save a lot of time that comply with a proverb "time is money".
It is still another object of the present invention to provide a mulit-purpose toaster which is easy to operate.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide a multi-purpose toaster which is inexpensive to produce.

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BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the present :
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: ~ FIG. 2 is also a perspective view of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view from 'A'to 'A' o~ the FIG. 2; and FIG. 4 is another cross-sectional view from 'B' : to 'B' of the FIG. 2.

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODI~ENT

With reference to the drawings FIGs. 1, 2, 3 and 4, the present invention comprises an outer housing 1, a right side board 2 and a left side board 3. The outer housing 1 could be a piece of metal bent three times and forms to four surfaces, they are the front surface 13, the back surface 12 and the top surface 11 and bottom surface 14. The top surface 11 of the outer housing 1 has two griddle putting holes 16 to ~: 10 accept two griddles 8 and a recess 121 inbetween the two putting holes 16 for the convenience of place or pick up the two griddles 8. To avoid a burn, the ~: griddles 8 could be connected with a handle 81 (only shown in FIG. 2). Two lines of heatin~ cords 51 and .~ 15 52 are deposited inside the outer housino 1 in horizontal direction, the upper heating cord 51 is :underneath the top surface 11 and the lo~er heating cord 52 is at the bottom iust above the bottom surface 14. The toasting room 17 is set between : 20 upper and lower heating cords 51 and 52 also in a horizontal directions, and utilize two grids 53 at both its top and bottom sides to divided with heating cords 51 and 52. Two openings 15 at the front surface for placing bread into the toasting room 17 . For :

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convenience use, people can place a L-shaped tray 7 on -the bottom grid 51 and link with two linking rods 73 which stretch out of the ~rooves 3l of the right board 2 and the left board 3 and each connected with a knob 72 for easy to push out or pull in the tray 7. The back side of the tray 7 is hooked with two springs 71 which create a restoring force to pull the tray 7 to return to its position when the tray 7 is p~lll out. An adjustable thermostatic 6 is located inside the outer housing 1 and controled by a controller 61 at the left board 3 to change the tempera-ture.
~ hen operatin3 (sho~n as in FIGs. 1 and 2 and please refer to FIGs. 3 and 4), firstly, pull the knob 72 outward to bring the tray 7 out and- place breads on the tray 7 then push the hnob 72 inward which leads the tray 7 to move into the toaster and ca~lght in the recess 311 Secondly, turn on power, which is well known by -the person ~ho has this knowledg~e and will no-t be described at here, to bake the bread. In the meantime, the upper heating cord 51 ~ill heat the two griddles 8 which when getting hot can be used either to fry egg, baking sausaoe...
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best merit of this invention is the two lines of heating cords 51 and 52 are placed horizontally and bread is placed between the two lines of heating cords 51 and 52 and two griddles 8 are placed on top of upper heating cord 51 that can save a lot of electric energy and time.
It is to be noticed that the forms of the invention herewith shown and described are to be taken as preferred examples of the same, and that various shape, drawings of the parts and arrangement ~;~ may be resorted to, without departing from the spirit of the invention or scope of the claim.

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Claims

I CLAIM:

1. A multi-purpose toaster comprising:
A outer housing has two lines of heating cords therein, said heating cords are deposited in horizental direction, wherein the upper heating cord is arranged underneath the top surface of said housing,and the lower heating cord is above the bottom surface of said housing;
A toasting room is put horizontally between sais upper and lower heating cords of the said housing and has two grids at the top and bottom side to divided with heating cords;
Several griddle putting holes which is on the top surface of said housing, and parallel to the said toasting room and heating cords; and Several griddles may put it in the said putting holes.